Hubby and I went to the premier showing of The Alps movie at the IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia last night. Thanks to Noemi, I won two invites for the event which was sponsored by Holcim.

Watching The Alps made me nostalgic about my childhood dreams of living in Switzerland, breathing fresh clean air while walking on green grass that can be seen as far as the eyes can see. I used to read a lot about Switzerland when I was younger. Hubby was quite surprised I was able to name one mountain that they featured.

I even went there once. No, not in my dreams for I have been there in my dreams a countless times. I have been there through hypnosis. When I came to, I felt cold and happy.

The film is about John Harlin III’s ascent to the Alps, particularly the North Face of Mt. Eiger where his father, alpinist John Harlin II met his end during a climb back in 1966.

When my daughter Trixie asked me a while ago what the movie was all about, I had to explain to her about the story of the Harlins. I also told her that climbing mountains is not just about proving that one has the physical capabilities to maneuver dangerous crevices and nooks. Climbing a mountain is about conquering one’s fears, symbolic of facing life’s challenges.

To be a climber, one has to be not just strong but organized and mentally and physically prepared.

We do not need to climb mountains to be able to face our fears and conquer them. Of course, going up would be the extra for the view would be a euphoric and life-changing experience.

I admit I may not have the physical capabilities to climb any mountains for that would mean lots of preparations on my part to be physically fit. Thinking about it makes me want to achieve a certain level of being a physically fit person through exercise and proper diet, with fenphedra or none at all. And that perhaps would be comparable to climbing a mountain itself

The date has been set and so was the place. But the traffic was a different story.

Instead of heading to the set time and place, we detoured.

But who cares? With excellent fun and bonding moments, we are getting even better with every dinner/EB we have.

Shoe paradise. Cookie (in brown) and Chateau (in aquamarine) bought a pair each of ballet shoes from one corner of the CMG shop.

We walked around looking for a place to eat, with our chatter trailing us until we reached Burgoo. We had another dinner at Burgoo a few months ago.

Chateau aka iMomOnLine, Cookie aka Scrooch Chronicles, Feng aka From Dawn till Dusk, Rowena aka The SweetLife-Rowena, me aka TeacherJulie and GreenBucks, Lynn aka TheMomZone and Avocado Express and Lady Cess aka Occupation: SAHM.

Food was served. Yummy food, all steaming hot and smelling great. Did the chatter stopp when the food came? No, we went on and on, talking about so many things, mainly about our kids, about things that interest us and sharing new things we have discovered.

After dinner, cups of decaf and ice cream cones settled down our tummies. The chatter went on and on. If it weren’t for the time, which was almost midnight, I am sure we would not stop. There are still so many topics to talk about like gardening, home and bathroom fixtures perhaps, time management tips from Lynn, door designs from Chateau, traveling to Palawan with Cookie (huh?), setting up a laundry shop like Wenchie’s, tech know-how and blogging tips from Cess, setting up a good business from Feng, and teaching tips from me.

Maybe a group project where we can do something for others and for ourselves should be planned too. Who knows, that might materialized soon. For now, we are probably planning to have another EB soon. Any suggestions, ladies?

Here is my Sunday market adventure.

You won the raffle for the The Alps ticket for two at the SM Imax Theater on August 4 at 5:30PM

That was a part of the email I got from Noemi. Now this got me very excited for two reasons.

First reason would be because this is the first time I have actually won in a raffle! Yeah, pathetic it may seem.

Oh, I did win some packs of soup during a Taste Asia blog event last year. Not that I really won but they had so many things to give away, I just had to be given one.

And there was this shirt raffled off during the iBlog4 event. The shirt I got was the second to the last to be given away. How did my name surface? It was because the name called for that shirt left already so my name was called instead.

I don’t even win in cake raffles.

Not even when in one school that i used to teach, they had so many gifts to be raffled during the teachers’ Christmas Party. The other preschool teachers won big prizes like a television set, and an oven toaster. What did I get? A fruit cake inside a wonderfully and cheerfully decorated golden box.

To say that I do not even eat fruit cake should give a hint at how I felt during that time. No kidding.

Second reason for me to be excited is because I haven’t been to the SM Mall of Asia IMAX Theater. Yeah, poor me, who confesses to love watching movies.

We do love movies but since movie watching has become expensive these days and there are five of us who will watch, we just have to be content waiting for the DVD release. Its not just the movie tickets that we have to buy. There’s food, parking fee, gasoline and other stuff that the kids might ask from hubby or me. We could have paid for acne treatments for my eldest daughter with those expenses.

Even if we are the last persons on earth who haven’t watch a specific movie everyone except us is raving about. still we wait.

Of course, there are movies worth watching on the big screen so we just have to wait for the right movie if we have to watch our budget.

I can’t wait to watch The Alps on August 4, at the IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia.

I registered to attend the WordPress WordCamp Philippines 2008 happening on September 6, 2008 at the College of St. Benilde. This is sponsored by the Mindanao Bloggers.

This chance to attend the first WordPress WordCamp in Southeast Asia is a great way to learn about the intricacies of the WordPress Platform which I personally use in all my blogs and its subdomains.

This event is free of charge.

To those who are interested to join, you can register here.

Thanks to the following sponsors:

• i.PH: the Domain for Individuals
• Free Online Flash Games
• Wazzup Manila Philippines
• Real Estate CRM
• Real Estate Website Designers
• Orange County Real Estate
• Auto Insurance Quotes
• Lane Systems Inc.
• RedMedia
• Orange County Business Lawyer

To the Filipino bloggers passing through this blog who love to take photographs and willing to share their thoughts on the subject matter or rather photo theme for the week, please visit us at Litratong Pinoy.

I have “met” these wonderful bloggers and read their thoughts and ideas through their posts and photos. Wonderful community of Filipino bloggers sharing almost the same sentiments in varying degrees, laughing at the humor injected in the posts and feeling the feelings embedded in the posts.

Here are several posts I have written in the weekly photo meme:

1. Luntian (green)
   
2. Balingkinitan (slim)
3. Tatak Pilipino
4. Pagkatuto (Learning)
5. Kalayaan (Freedom)

Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday, July 5, 2008 is POINTED.

My son Julian asked me a while ago if pointed means sharp. I said yes and I wondered why he asked me that. It was because he wanted to show me that he sharpened his pencil and that it is both pointed and sharp. He asked me too if I can take a photograph of the said pencil but I had to say “No, maybe next time” because both pairs of camera batteries needed to be charged.

So here are photos from my files that show things that are pointed:

Who wouldn’t be able to recognize this three-pointed emblem? A sign of opulence and comfort, superb performance and powerful engine. Of course, Mercedes Benz. No, not our car, I took that photo from a car show

Pointed antennas on buildings with lights on top. The building on the left with yellow lights is where my hubby used to work with a telecom-related company. This is also the area where I teach.

I love to use (and I love the smell) of newly-opened crayons with pointed tips.

Pointed tip of a red chili.

I remember several bloggers asked me before what camera I use for my photos. I only have one camera and this is a Canon Powershot camera. I use the pattern program mode, and seldom use flash. I am hoping to get another camera when the time is right. Of course, its going to be the same brand too.

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